{
  "id": 4286133,
  "title": "‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Sparks Calls For Theater Boycott, Trailer Slammed Over Racist Stereotypes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ali-g-who-iz-i-sparks-calls-for-theater-boycott-trailer-slammed-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T21:45:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/ali-g-who-iz-i-trailer-theater-boycott-racist-caricature-1237062699/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sacha Baron Cohen’s attempt to brush off an old character with Ali G: Who Iz I? is not going over without controversy. Following the release of the trailer for the Amazon MGM Studios sequel, an email campaign began on watchdog site NewsCord, sending more than 40,000 emails urging theaters to “leave the film off its […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}